Green beans are separated into two major categories based on how they grow, vining and bush. There are different varieties of each type. Bush beans grow into a bush of about 2’x2′ that stands on its own and vining types grow up a trellis or other support and reach 6′-20′ tall. Green Beans Grown In …
Green beans are grown by many different farming systems in many different areas of the world including North & South America, Africa, the Middle East, China, and Europe. China is the major producer of green beans growing 75% of the green beans produced on earth. Beans are full of nutrition and one of the best …
Bell peppers are a great vegetable to have in the garden. They are expensive in the store and you never know what they have been sprayed with. Even vegetables marked organic in the store can be sprayed with non-organic pesticides up to a point. Consider overwintering bell pepper plants and even adding supplemental lighting indoors …
It’s time to plant bell peppers outside when soil temperatures and night time temperatures are 60 degrees or above. If you’re planting later in the season the plant needs to have enough time to reach full maturity before night time temperatures are below 60 degrees. If you are growing from seed it’s important to know …
If you’re planting a garden in a plot of land the common sense way of knowing how far apart to plant is to plan it out to. Bell peppers typically grow to 18″ wide in a season, so a bell pepper plant will be 1.5′ x 1.5′ feet at maturity. This means we should plant …
The best way to know bell peppers are fully ripened and ready to pick is when the bell pepper changes color. Once the bell pepper has completely changed color it is fully ripe. This will happen around 3 weeks after the green bell pepper reaches its full size of about 3×4 inches. Bell pepper seed …
Bell peppers are large fruit that typically measure 3×4 inches. Compared to other types of peppers that can yield 100 peppers per plant, bell peppers will yield a smaller number per plant but the yield in weight should be similar. The main factor in how many bell peppers to expect from one plant is the …
Bell peppers are different colors because of the variety of bell pepper plant they come from. Different varieties have different genes that release different chemicals as they ripen. While a bell pepper is green chlorophyll dominates the pigment. Lutein and beta-carotene are responsible for yellow and orange pigments and anthocyanins for red and purple hues. …
Bell peppers grow naturally into a bush like plant with one main stem. Most bell peppers are grown in fields as annuals. A gardener can keep a bell pepper plant alive for 5+ years and it can form into a strong woody plant. Grown in greenhouses bell pepper plants are run up twine supports and …
Bell pepper plants belong to the species Capsicum Annuum but are actually perennials that when kept safe from frost by overwintering indoors will grow peppers for anywhere from 2-5+ years. Most people grow bell peppers as annuals by planting them every year. Bell peppers that have grown for multiple years will be bigger than pepper …
